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(Encyclopedia) Newport. 1 City (1990 pop. 18,871), seat of Campbell co., N Ky., on the Ohio River opposite Cincinnati and on the east bank of the Licking River opposite Covington; laid out 1791, inc…Dalmatia
(Encyclopedia) DalmatiaDalmatiadălmāˈshə [key], Croatian Dalmacija, historic region of Croatia, extending along the Adriatic Sea, approximately from Rijeka (Fiume) to the Gulf of Kotor. Split is the…Mrożek, Sławomir
(Encyclopedia) Mrożek, SławomirMrożek, Sławomirslävôˈmēr mərôˈzhĕk [key], 1930–2013, Polish dramatist and short-story writer. While working as a journalist and cartoonist for a Kraków newspaper,…Montferrat
(Encyclopedia) MontferratMontferratmŏntfərătˈ, –rätˈ [key], Ital. Monferrato, historic region of Piedmont, NW Italy, south of the Po River, now mostly in Alessandria prov. It is largely hilly, and…Manila Bay
(Encyclopedia) Manila Bay, nearly landlocked inlet of the South China Sea, SW Luzon, the Philippines. About 35 mi (56 km) wide at its broadest point and 30 mi (48 km) long, it is the best natural…Málaga
(Encyclopedia) MálagaMálagamäˈlägä [key], city (1990 pop. 560,495), capital of Málaga prov., S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Guadalmedina River and the Costa del Sol. Picturesquely situated on the Bay…Low Countries
(Encyclopedia) Low Countries, region of NW Europe comprising the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The northern parts of the Netherlands and Belgium form a low plain bordering…Dauphiné
(Encyclopedia) DauphinéDauphinédōfēnāˈ [key], region and former province, SE France, bordering on Italy. It is now divided into three departments, Haute-Alpes, Isère, and Drôme. In the east the Alps…Cyrenaica
(Encyclopedia) CyrenaicaCyrenaicasĭrənāˈĭkə, sīrə– [key], historic region, E Libya, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. Benghazi, Al Marj, Darnah, and Tobruk are the chief cities. The Greeks…Cluj-Napoca
(Encyclopedia) Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca kl&oomacr;zh-näpō [key], Hung. Kolozsvár, Ger.…Trending
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